Here is a list of all our all our previous talks – Over 400 in total!! You can use the Search function for key words (magnifying glass in our menu).
Thank you to all the Speakers we have had over the years.
The last Probus meeting before Christmas is always a good fun affair and this year’s was no exception. Keith Bailey’s one-man acting performance of Charles Dickens’s famous novella, A Christmas Carol, was a first for the Club and in just over an hour with the aid of different props including a bed, table and lectern … Read more
7 December 2022 by Andrew Shorthouse David Radstone was a Consultant Radiotherapist and Oncologist at Weston Park Hospital, Sheffield, for 20 years before moving to the Peninsula School of Medicine and finally retiring to Exeter. He gave a superb and beautifully illustrated talk in front of many of his ex-colleagues and even a patient or two. Egyptian … Read more
The death of Nelson painted by Arthur William Davis analysed by Ian Fraser MS, FRCS. Ian Fraser Ian Fraser is a retired Consultant Surgeon, spending many years at the Royal College of Surgeons. His talk confirms his deep interest in the life and death of Horatio Nelson and he skilfully uses the painting depicting Nelson’s … Read more
American student Amanda Knox spent almost four years in an Italian prison following her wrongful conviction for the murder of fellow student Meredith Kercher. But was she really wrongly convicted? Stumperlowe Probus Club members made up a 32-strong jury which was asked to cast judgement after an enlightening hour-long examination of the facts by their … Read more
3rd October 2022 – Sir Stuart Goodwin 1886-1969 – Sheffield Industrialist, Benefactor and Grateful Patient – Dr Mike Collins Dr Mike Collins gave us a terrific talk, detailing the remarkable life of Sheffield’s Sir Stuart Goodwin. He did his medical training in Galway and was appointed Consultant Radiologist at the Royal Hallamshire Hospital, finally retiring … Read more
Kevin and his wife had formed a love affair with Cornwall from having family holidays there over the years and so in 2005 they decided to purchase a permanent home, a former farmhouse built in 1860, standing in threequarters of an acre and located just east of Fowey, close to the south Cornish coast Their … Read more